Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
78
74
69
50
49
49
59
142
146
180
208
237
354
268
270
212
183
580
220
196
383
471
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:45AM1.83m
1:18PM2.00m
1:39AM1.89m
2:10PM2.04m
2:31AM1.93m
2:59PM2.04m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.10m
7:31PM0.16m
7:49AM0.05m
8:23PM0.11m
8:42AM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
8
7
6
7
7
7
Feels °C
2
3
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
3
1
0
1
1
2
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